ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,041, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to APS FRANCE (Beaucouze, France).

"Thermal printing system" was invented by Denis Montagutelli (Angers, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal printing system, which includes: a fixed frame; a movable frame integrating a printing head, surmounting the fixed frame and pivotably mounted relative to the fixed frame; and an electrical connection connecting a controller to the printing head. The electrical connection is in the form of a flexible electrical connection ribbon having two essentially planar portions connected by a 180deg fold."

The patent was filed on Aug. 10, 2022, under Applic...